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SAE-AISI 9260 Steel vs. EN 1.4406 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 9260 steel and EN 1.4406 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 9260 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4406 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Shear Strength, MPa 420
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 96.9
63.2 to 71.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015